masquerade

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/|/ˈmæskəˌɹeɪd/|/ˌmɑːs-/|/ˈmɑːs-/    美 /ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/|/ˈmæskəˌɹeɪd/|/ˌmæskəˈɹæɪd/|/ˈmæskəˌɹæɪd/|/ˌmɐːs-/|/ˈmɐːs-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. also,attributive
    — I was invited to the masquerade party at their home.
  2. The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball. also,attributive
  3. An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display. also,attributive,figuratively
    — Verres in the youth of Cicero, Catiline and Clodius in his middle age, Mark Antony in his old age, have all been left to operate on the modern reader's feelings precisely through that masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.
  4. An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things. also,attributive,figuratively
  5. A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits. also,attributive,slang
  6. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque. also,attributive,obsolete
  7. A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes. also,attributive,obsolete,rare
动词 v.
  1. To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise. also,attributive,intransitive
    — I’m going to masquerade as an old-fashioned pilot. What are you going to dress up as?
  2. To pass oneself off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. also,attributive,figuratively,intransitive
    — He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.
  3. To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise. also,attributive,rare,transitive

词形变化

masquerades plural mascarade alternative maskerade alternative masquerades present,singular,third-person masquerading participle,present masqueraded participle,past masqueraded past

词汇关系

衍生词
masqueradish masquerader masqueradingly masquerading unmasqueraded
相关词
mask masque masqueradingly costume party

词源

词源 1
The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mascarade (“masquerade, masque; farce”)), and its etymon Italian mascherata (“masquerade”), from maschera (“mask”) + -ata. Maschera is derived from Medieval Latin masca (“mask”): see further there. The English word is cognate with Late Latin masquarata, Portuguese mascarada, Spanish mascarada.
The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mascarade (“masquerade, masque; farce”)), and its etymon Italian mascherata (“masquerade”), from maschera (“mask”) + -ata. Maschera is derived from Medieval Latin masca (“mask”): see further there. The English word is cognate with Late Latin masquarata, Portuguese mascarada, Spanish mascarada.
The verb is derived from the noun.
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